The essential handbook for every actor In every drama school, in every English-speaking country, students from all over the world have to learn a Standard English Accent, and voice and drama tutor shave to teach it. But what exactly is it? How many varieties are there? And which one should they use when? Following on from How To Do Accents, this book provides a long awaited,up-to-date answer to these important questions and offers a complete course in how to do A Neutral Standard English Accent & Upper and Upper-Middle Class Varieties Part One: contains all the tools you need to learn a current Neutral Standard English Accent; neutral in terms of class, race, age, gender, occupation and social background Part Two: introduces you to the most useful Upper and Upper-Middle Class varieties of Standard English Accent
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Dimensions
Width
12 mm
Height
212 mm
Length
140 mm
Weight
300 gr
Book Details
Title
How to Do Standard English Accents
Imprint
Methuen Drama
Product Form
Paperback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Genre
Performing Arts
ISBN13
9781350267701
Book Category
Arts, Language and Linguistic Books
BISAC Subject Heading
PER001000
Book Subcategory
Art Books
ISBN10
1350267708
Language
English
Contributors
Author Info
Jan Haydn Rowles was Head of Voice and Dialect at Shakespeare's Globe (2007-2010). She has also worked on numerous productions at the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court, the Donmar Warehouse, the Almeida, Shared Experience, Manchester Royal Exchange, Birmingham Rep, the Salisbury Playhouse, Crucible Theatre Sheffield and in the West End. Jan's skills have also been employed on American and British films, radio and TV dramas, documentaries, and comedy series. She has provided accent coaching and teaching for Lamda, e15, Rose Bruford, Central School of Speech and Drama, Syracuse University and Florida State University. She also works as a voiceover artist.
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